Some don't see it as cheating, some think it's part of the game. Maradona has described his famous handball as "a subtle chess manoeuvre" and I'm not sure many Argentinian fans would disagree with him, it's a cultural thing, beating England this way was something to be proud of, and I can sort of see the logic behind it.

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When Mansfield played Macclesfield, we were down 3-0 and 3 times late on we made a tackle and their player went down and stayed down for awhile...we thought they were play-acting, then it turned out one guy was actually then out for 6 weeks.

There's a fine line of interpretation and it's almost impossible for a referee to not make a wrong decision during a match, especially when some players really big up the nothingness of a tackle.

At least it cost him 5 grand....

Originally Posted by cpr

3. Although Cow Tipping is a hilarious student game in backwater towns such as Bangor, there really is no need for Mitchell to cover one side of the cow in superglue

I recall one, I think it was Chile where the goal keeper covered himself in fake blood and said he had beek attacked by the crowd

Roberto Rojas, and it happened during a qualifying match for the 1990 World Cup.

The blood was indeed genuine, and it was indeed his own. Chile were losing 1-0 in Brazil, a game they had to win, when Rojas fell to the ground with blood streaming from his face. The game was abandoned.

The wound, however, was self-inflicted as was later proved. Rojas was banned for life and Chile received a suspension from the following World Cup.

How is for example that saints player going down like a girl after Barry Hall 'tapped' him in the semi last year, any different from Nakamura going down from a cruching tackle from Gella. Its all the same thing, just some Footballers do it more often.

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